698  
CDUS43 KDMX 212229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 78 359 PM 95 1937 75 3 88  
MINIMUM 57 635 AM 35 1918 53 4 67  
1995  
AVERAGE 68 64 4 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.59 1914 0.11 -0.11 0.29  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 2.31 -0.77 0.29  
SINCE SEP 1 1.54 2.31 -0.77 0.29  
SINCE JAN 1 30.36 29.41 0.95 29.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 43 -14 4  
SINCE SEP 1 29 43 -14 4  
SINCE JUL 1 37 48 -11 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 3 0 13  
MONTH TO DATE 121 100 21 163  
SINCE SEP 1 121 100 21 163  
SINCE JAN 1 1149 1035 114 1243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 56 400 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 21 2025.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 22 2025.....SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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